Unus Veritas. Latin for "one truth." Implicit in this succinct phrase is the notion of objective truth. A simple phrase, yet it produces profound implications for its subscribers. Unus Veritas is a basic assumption that will undergird the majority--if not all--of the posts on this blog.
The purpose of this blog is to challenge the author, its readers and commenter's to a better understanding of Truth. However, in order for this aim to come to fruition, truth must exist and it must be knowable. This, then, brings us to the second assumption of this blog; viz., truth exists and we are capable of knowing it. This may seem obvious, indeed I hope that it does. However, many modern thinkers would disagree.
It is important that we pause to note that objective truth necessarily implies the existence of truth outside of one's own being. That is, truth exists outside of one's own perspective or frame of reference. Hence, truth is not contingent upon one's own cultural upbringing--a particular proposition that is true today is just as true 1000 years ago. Thus, any claims to truth made herein should not be contingent upon you understanding my personal perspective. Rather, such claims should be contingent upon whether or not they are actually true. This subtle difference has important consequences. For, one could not claim authoritatively that a particular proposition is absolutely true if all truth was relative to the particular speaker. Thus, we arrive at a third assumption, or perhaps better classified as a corollary to the first, that truth is not relative to the speaker, but finds its existence outside him or her.
Lastly, we must address our fourth and final assumption. This assumption will serve as the foundation for all posts that will appear in this blog. Namely, that because truth is objective and it finds its existence outside of one's self, it must have its source in someone or something. My presupposition concerning this matter is that truth finds its existence in the Creator. All truth flows from and stems from the Creator of heaven and earth, the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, the triune God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. I do not believe that truth exists outside of God. Rather, that truth is an intrinsic part of His nature. Everything that is good and true flows from His nature. As Christ so boldly stated all those centuries ago: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6.
I hope that this blog will contain thought provoking words and ideas. I welcome your comments.
Soli Deo Gloria.
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It is the eternity of God in which and from which truth is. Without an eternal immutible God truth is without meaning. I believe we do not spend enough time thinking about the eternity of God and believers and the world are the lesser for it.
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